diskusbooks Chapter 131 Preparing to go to the provincial capital
Chapter 131 Preparing to go to the provincial capital
Jinbao was very welcome when Zhang Ping'an came to sleep with him. However, he was quite disappointed when he learned that Zhang Ping'an was going to move to the academy the next day: "Isn't it good to just live here? I promise not to disturb your studies"!
"Now I need to calm down and study, and sometimes I have to stay up late. It's good in the academy. I'll be fine after I finish my exams," Zhang Pingan said helplessly. Things at home kept coming one after another, and he was also helpless.
"Okay then," Jinbao replied with a pout.
The next day, after finishing his class, Zhang Ping'an found the dormitory warden and applied for accommodation.
"Liu Shengyuan, who lived in your outer dormitory, went to the county school, and his bed has been empty. You can just stay in his bed." The dormitory supervisor said after flipping through the booklet.
"Okay, thank you for your help!" Zhang Ping'an bowed and thanked him.
"What's the big deal," the warden waved his hand and added, "By the way, you said yesterday that you wanted to recommend your brother-in-law to come to the academy as a guard. Will he come? This job is very popular, with high pay and low work. Many people are eyeing it. If it weren't for Young Master Lin's invitation, it wouldn't have been your turn!"
"You're right. Thank you for your concern. I will ask my second brother-in-law today. I will get back to you when I get the confirmation." Zhang Ping'an said with a smile.
"Okay, just remember this," the warden was a little disappointed, thinking that this person with connections would not come.
When Zhang Ping'an returned home, Xu had already helped pack all his luggage. "Please take good care of yourself. I'll make chicken soup every two days and have your father send it to the academy."
Zhang Laoer couldn't stand Xu's clingy look and said, "Okay, it's not like you won't come back. I'll send it to my son."
After saying that, he put the luggage on his shoulders and went out first. Zhang Pingan followed behind with two bags in his hands.
Erya's family has moved out today, and only Sanya and her husband and Juhua are still living here. Seeing that her cousin has gone to live in the academy, Juhua cried again: "Wow, I don't care. I will live here forever until my cousin comes back."
Xu was simply unable to bear watching and simply left the man alone.
After Zhang Laoer helped carry the luggage to the academy, he also helped clean the bed and put things in place. No matter how Zhang Pingan tried to stop him, he refused to listen.
"You have never done any work since you were a child. I will help you clean up so that you can live more comfortably," Zhang Laoer said sullenly.
"Your dad is so nice," said Zhang Ping'an's roommate, a little fat boy, who couldn't help but envy him when he saw this.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Pingan smiled and replied: "Yes, my father and mother are both very good."
Zhang Laoer also laughed when he heard this, and went home only after he had packed up everything.
"By the way, Dad, go ask my second brother-in-law if he is still working at the academy. If so, remember to come to the academy to register tomorrow, otherwise the academy will find someone else." Zhang Pingan didn't see his second brother-in-law when he went home today, so he could only ask his father to help pass the message.
Zhang Laoer nodded and said, "I'll ask him to come over tomorrow."
After giving a few more instructions, Zhang Laoer went back.
This is Zhang Ping'an's first time living on campus. Before coming, he was worried that his roommate would be difficult to get along with. Fortunately, the fat boy has a mild temper and has excellent sleep quality.
Zhang Ping'an wanted to light a candle to do his homework, so he informed his roommate in advance for fear of disturbing his sleep. Unexpectedly, the fat boy waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Light it if you want. It's okay. I sleep very well. My grandma said I can't be woken up even by thunder."
"Haha, that's good. It means Brother Du has no distractions." Zhang Pingan smiled and thought his roommate was quite cute.
In this way, Zhang Ping'an began his life as a boarding student in the academy. He got up at 1 a.m. every day, did homework and went to bed at 11 a.m. Occasionally, after dinner, he would go to the chess academy to play a few games with Mr. Fan. He was very busy.
I met Master Yang several times while having breakfast in the cafeteria.
Master Yang was deeply impressed by Zhang Ping'an. Seeing that Zhang Ping'an was also alone, he simply took the bowl and sat over to him: "Ha, I see you get up early recently. But if you ask me, it's not enough to just study well, you also have to exercise. You scholars are too weak. If you don't mind me being annoying, you can take out two quarters of an hour every day to go to the training ground with me to exercise. It will be good for you!"
Zhang Ping'an has been working at his desk with his head down recently, and he feels that his neck is indeed quite stiff. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Okay, I'll come to the training ground to find you tomorrow morning."
Master Yang had just said it casually. Nowadays, people generally value culture over military affairs, especially scholars. He didn't expect Zhang Ping'an to actually agree to it. It was interesting.
Time passed quickly, and it was the end of July in a blink of an eye. After staying in the county for another half a month, San Ya and her husband were kicked out by Xu and had to rent a house. Only Ju Hua was left. She couldn't be driven away or scolded, and she still stayed in the county town. Xu sent several messages to her parents' home, but Xiao Yu always said she was busy and refused to come to the county town. Instead, she asked someone to bring two bags of rice to her, which made Xu very upset.
She was also afraid that if she pushed Juhua too far, something bad might happen, which would be difficult to explain and even more troublesome, putting Xu in a difficult position.
At dinner that day, Zhang Laoer went to the academy as usual to bring chicken soup to his son. The old man guarding the gate knew Zhang Laoer and joked, "When your son passes the imperial examination, I wonder how much money your family will have to spend on buying chicken!"
Zhang Laoer smiled innocently and said, "The child has worked hard in his studies, he needs to be nourished!" After that, he walked towards the dormitory.
Zhang Ping'an is now feeling a bit nauseous from eating so much chicken. Although this sounds a bit ungrateful, it is really what he is thinking: "Dad, please ask Mom not to stew chicken anymore. If you really want to send soup over, you can change it to something else, stew pigeons or bones, but don't stew chicken anymore."
"You little kid don't understand, old hens are the most nutritious," Zhang Laoer said with a smile, and then scooped some soup for his son: "Drink it while it's hot, don't let it get cold!"
Zhang Ping'an took it and drank it in one gulp, saying, "By the way, Dad, I'm going to take the college entrance examination soon. Master Lin said that the academy should organize everyone to go together. Do you think you should tell my brother-in-law in advance?"
"Well, it's true. Of all the relatives on either side of our family, your eldest brother-in-law is the one I feel most comfortable traveling with. I have to have him come along," Zhang Laoer nodded, sighing, "Time flies so fast. It's already July and August, and half of the year has already passed."
Zhang Pingan smiled and said, "It means that our family is doing well, which is why time seems to pass quickly."
"That's true!"
As the college entrance examination approaches, Lin Junhui has been going to the academy more frequently recently, and often attends classes with Zhang Pingan. On many debate topics, the two often have different opinions, which seems to be a sign of their own strength. Zhang Pingan does not care. All he hopes for now is to pass the college entrance examination in one go.
Mr. Fan inspired Zhang Ping'an deeply, making him realize how important it is to have a good teacher.
During a recent game of Go, Mr. Fan recalled his experience taking the provincial examination: "At the time, I thought I was a learned scholar with boundless talent. The teachers and classmates at the academy all had high hopes for me. I felt I should pass the exam on the first try. After the exam, when discussing with other students, I also felt that my answers were very good. But in the end, because my rhetoric was too flowery, the chief examiner didn't like it and dismissed me. Who knew how sad and angry I was? Who cared? If I hadn't married my wife and received guidance from my brother-in-law, I might still not have passed the examination. Many things can't be achieved by just hard work."